Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 22, 2025.
MIL-OSI Australia: Arrest – Domestic violence – Katherine
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Police have arrested a 33-year-old male in relation to a domestic violence incident that occurred on Monday night. Around 11:55pm, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received a report that a 29-year-old female had allegedly been assaulted by a male known to her. It is alleged that the […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Travel smart this winter: protect your finances and pack with purpose
Source: Premier of Victoria When the temperature drops, you can often find Australians on the move in search of sunshine, snow, or simply a change of scenery. With winter travel in full swing, being smart about how you plan, spend and pack is more important than ever. With the continued rise in scams across the globe, […]
MIL-Evening Report: Everyone’s talking about the Perseid meteor shower – but don’t bother trying to see it in Australia or NZ
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland View of the 2023 Perseid meteor shower from the southernmost part of Sequoia National Forest, US. NASA/Preston Dyches In recent days, you may have seen articles claiming the “best meteor shower of the year” is about to start. Unfortunately, […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Cyclone reinsurance pool lowering premiums in high risk areas but affordability concerns remain
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development The Australian Government’s cyclone reinsurance pool has lowered insurance premiums for customers facing medium to high risk of cyclone, the ACCC’s fourth insurance monitoring report has found. However, premiums remain very high for many households and small businesses and are generally rising in most parts of the country. Despite […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: MEDIA + TALENT ALERT: The 30th session of the International Seabed Authority Assembly starts
Source: Greenpeace Statement – TUESDAY 22 JULY — The future of deep sea mining will be a focus for world leaders this week as the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly kicked in Kingston, Jamaica overnight (11pm AEST). Delegates, including from the Pacific and Australia, will discuss deep sea mining for the first time since The […]
MIL-Evening Report: How EVs and electric water heaters are turning cities into giant batteries
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bin Lu, Senior Research Fellow in Renewable Energy, Australian National University Leonid Andronov/Shutterstock As the electrification of transport and heating accelerates, many worry the increased demand could overload national power grids. In Australia, electricity consumption is expected to double by 2050. If everyone charges their car and […]
MIL-Evening Report: The end of open-plan classrooms: how school design reflects changing ideas in education
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leon Benade, Professor in the School of Education of Edith Cowan University (ECU), Perth, WA, Edith Cowan University skynesher/Getty Imaged The end of open-plan classrooms in New Zealand, recently announced by Education Minister Erica Stanford, marks yet another swing of the pendulum in school design. Depending on […]
MIL-Evening Report: Could Rupert Murdoch bring down Donald Trump? A court case threatens more than just their relationship
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dodd, Professor of Journalism, Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne If Rupert Murdoch becomes a white knight standing up to a rampantly bullying US president, the world has moved into the upside-down. This is, after all, the media mogul whose US […]
MIL-OSI: A new era for Ripple XRP: PBK Miner launches zero-hardware XRP cloud mining, offering a new way to make money
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Sydney,Australia, July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As Ripple’s XRP ecosystem flourishes around the world, PBKMiner is proud to introduce a breakthrough in cryptocurrency mining: XRP-specific cloud mining contracts. These short-term, flexible contracts are now available on desktop and mobile platforms, allowing users to mine XRP remotely and receive daily XRP rewards […]
MIL-OSI USA: Kamlager-Dove, Los Angeles Leaders Sound the Alarm: Defunding Planned Parenthood Would Lead to a Public Health Crisis
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager California (37th District) LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Board Co-Chair of Planned Parenthood L.A., led leaders from across Los Angeles County, including L.A. County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell and Director of L.A. County Public Health, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, in sounding the […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Update: Noosa crocodile
Source: Tasmania Police Issued: 21 Jul 2025 Queensland Parks and Wildlife Rangers investigated a reported crocodile sighting at Noosa Spit on 20 July 2025 but found no evidence of a crocodile. A follow-up search is planned for 21 July 2025. The investigation was prompted by a fisher reporting possible crocodile images on a boat’s depth-sounder to the Department of the Environment, […]
MIL-OSI: G50 Corp to Present at the Metals & Mining Virtual Investor Conference July 23
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TUCSON, Ariz., July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — G50 Corp (ASX: G50; OTCQB: GFTYF), based in Sydney, Australia, and focused on its precious and strategic metals discovery at the Golconda Project, Arizona, today announced that Mark Wallace, Managing Director / CEO, will present live at the Metals & Mining Virtual Investor Conference hosted […]
MIL-OSI Canada: His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Ville de Québec Completes Rearmament in Australia while participating in Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 25
Source: Government of Canada News (2) July 21, 2025 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces Today, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Québec completed the forward rearmament of Block II Harpoon Missiles while participating in Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 25 in Australia. The rearmament, conducted at the port of Darwin, Australia, was […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: 21 July 2025
Departmental update
Partner spotlight: Centre for Pathogen Genomics celebrates two years of partnership with the WHO International Pathogen Surveillance Network
Source: World Health Organisation The Centre for Pathogen Genomics is a leading academic and training hub for infectious diseases genomics in the Asia-Pacific region at the University of Melbourne, based at the Doherty Institute. The Centre’s mission is to build collaborative partnerships to support accessible pathogen genomics globally, through translational research and research training; and […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Johannesburg’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Mariapaola McGurk, Lecturer in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Johannesburg is weathering a storm of crises. Nowhere is its complex tangle of challenges more visible than in the inner city, where crime, overcrowding, and infrastructure collapse – such as roads literally exploding – paint […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Johannesburg’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Mariapaola McGurk, Lecturer in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Johannesburg is weathering a storm of crises. Nowhere is its complex tangle of challenges more visible than in the inner city, where crime, overcrowding, and infrastructure collapse – such as roads literally exploding – paint […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Amb. Douglas Yu-Tien Hsu And Director General David Cheng-Wei Wu Attend the 2025 Australia-Taiwan Business Council Limited (ATBC) Annual General Meeting Business Luncheon
Source: Republic of China Taiwan Taiwan in Australia Amb. Douglas Yu-Tien Hsu and Taiwan in Sydney Director General David Cheng-Wei Wu were pleased to be invited by Australia-Taiwan Business Council Limited (ATBC)President John Toigo and CEO Ching-Mei Maddock to its 2025 Annual General Meeting Business Luncheon, catching up and reconnecting with Australian counterparts, business leaders […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Appointment of the New Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Source: APO . The Office of the President has today announced the appointment of Ambassador Ian Madeleine as the new Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism. Ambassador Madeleine holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, specialising in history and politics, from the Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia. Additionally, […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Home Affairs delivers dignity to South Africans abroad
Source: Government of South Africa Home Affairs Minister, Dr Leon Schreiber, has announced the rollout of game-changing new Home Affairs service centres abroad. The centres are set to assist South Africans living overseas, who have often waited 12 to 18 months just to obtain a new passport. With the opening of these new service centres, […]
MIL-OSI: BlackRock® Canada Announces July Cash Distributions for the iShares® ETFs
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TORONTO, July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the July 2025 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada which pay on a monthly basis. Unitholders of record of the […]